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  • A. Manufacturing and processing of raw materials
  • B. Services such as trade and banking
  • C. Knowledge-based services such as research and IT
  • D. Activities that extract natural resources, such as farming, fishing and mining

Explanation: Primary activities directly exploit natural resources — agriculture, fishing, forestry and mining.

Correct answer: Activities that extract natural resources, such as farming, fishing and mining
  • A. Manufacturing and processing of raw materials
  • B. Trade and transport
  • C. Research and development
  • D. Farming and fishing

Explanation: Secondary activities transform raw materials into finished goods through industry.

Correct answer: Manufacturing and processing of raw materials
  • A. Scientific research
  • B. Services such as trade, transport, banking and education
  • C. Mining and quarrying
  • D. Manufacturing

Explanation: Tertiary activities are services that support the primary and secondary sectors.

Correct answer: Services such as trade, transport, banking and education
  • A. Farming and mining
  • B. Manufacturing
  • C. Knowledge-based services such as research, IT and information processing
  • D. Retail trade

Explanation: Quaternary activities involve intellectual work — research, software, consultancy and data processing.

Correct answer: Knowledge-based services such as research, IT and information processing
  • A. Napa Valley
  • B. Orange County
  • C. Hollywood
  • D. Silicon Valley

Explanation: Silicon Valley, south of San Francisco, is the global hub of the technology industry.

Correct answer: Silicon Valley
  • A. Jamshedpur
  • B. Bokaro
  • C. Ranchi
  • D. Dhanbad

Explanation: Jamshedpur, founded by Jamsetji Tata, hosts India's first large private steel plant.

Correct answer: Jamshedpur
  • A. Lahore and Rawalpindi
  • B. Faisalabad and Sialkot
  • C. Multan and Gujranwala
  • D. Sialkot and Faisalabad

Explanation: Faisalabad is Pakistan's textile capital, while Sialkot is famous for sports goods and surgical instruments.

Correct answer: Faisalabad and Sialkot
  • A. Diamer-Bhasha Dam
  • B. Warsak Dam
  • C. Tarbela Dam
  • D. Mangla Dam

Explanation: Tarbela, on the Indus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is the world's largest earth- and rock-filled dam by volume.

Correct answer: Tarbela Dam
  • A. The Gezhouba Dam
  • B. The Baihetan Dam
  • C. The Xiluodu Dam
  • D. The Three Gorges Dam

Explanation: The Three Gorges Dam has about 22,500 MW of installed capacity, the largest of any hydroelectric station.

Correct answer: The Three Gorges Dam
  • A. Aarhus
  • B. Odense
  • C. Aalborg
  • D. Copenhagen

Explanation: Copenhagen, on the islands of Zealand and Amager, is Denmark's capital.

Correct answer: Copenhagen
  • A. Reykjavik
  • B. Keflavik
  • C. Hafnarfjörður
  • D. Akureyri

Explanation: Reykjavik, at about 64°N, is the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state.

Correct answer: Reykjavik
  • A. Limerick
  • B. Dublin
  • C. Cork
  • D. Galway

Explanation: Dublin, on Ireland's east coast at the mouth of the Liffey, is the capital.

Correct answer: Dublin
  • A. Lviv
  • B. Odesa
  • C. Kyiv
  • D. Kharkiv

Explanation: Kyiv, on the Dnieper River, is the capital and largest city of Ukraine.

Correct answer: Kyiv
  • A. Gomel
  • B. Vitebsk
  • C. Brest
  • D. Minsk

Explanation: Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus.

Correct answer: Minsk
  • A. Belgrade
  • B. Kragujevac
  • C. Novi Sad
  • D. Niš

Explanation: Belgrade, at the meeting of the Danube and Sava rivers, is Serbia's capital.

Correct answer: Belgrade
  • A. Casablanca
  • B. Rabat
  • C. Marrakech
  • D. Fez

Explanation: Rabat, on the Atlantic coast, is Morocco's capital; Casablanca is its largest city.

Correct answer: Rabat
  • A. Constantine
  • B. Annaba
  • C. Algiers
  • D. Oran

Explanation: Algiers, on the Mediterranean coast, is Algeria's capital and largest city.

Correct answer: Algiers
  • A. Gabès
  • B. Sfax
  • C. Sousse
  • D. Tunis

Explanation: Tunis, near the ancient site of Carthage, is Tunisia's capital.

Correct answer: Tunis
  • A. Tripoli
  • B. Benghazi
  • C. Misrata
  • D. Sabha

Explanation: Tripoli, on the Mediterranean coast, is Libya's capital and largest city.

Correct answer: Tripoli
  • A. Kano
  • B. Abuja
  • C. Ibadan
  • D. Lagos

Explanation: Abuja, a purpose-built city in the centre of the country, replaced Lagos as capital in 1991.

Correct answer: Abuja